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Liam Delap has been linked with Manchester United, Chelsea and Arsenal (Shutterstock)
Ipswich Town striker Liam Delap insists he is not distracted after being linked with moves to Manchester United, Chelsea and Arsenal.
The 22-year-old has impressed for Ipswich this season, scoring nine goals in 23 Premier League appearances so far.
Delap, who is the son of former Stoke City, Southampton and Republic of Ireland midfielder Rory Delap, made his professional debut for Manchester City in 2020 before he was sold to Ipswich four years later in a £20 million deal.
Both United and Chelsea have been keeping tabs on Delap’s progress this season, while Arsenal have also been urged to make a move for the striker.
However, Delap is adamant that he will not allow transfer speculation to play on his mind as he is looking to help Ipswich avoid relegation this season.
‘It’s engrained in us as footballers,’ Delap told the East Anglian Daily Times.
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Liam Delap has scored nine Premier League goals this season (Getty)
‘It’s so important, especially for me, to focus on where I’m at now.
‘I’m so happy here, I’m enjoying it so much here. I just look forward to playing football. I take every game as it comes and focus on the next.
‘It is something that I try and stay away from. People around me have told me to stay away from it, it’s something that I’m very good at in focusing on what I want to do. That’s playing football here.
‘I’m really enjoying my time here and I enjoy playing every week. That’s the most important thing.
‘We know, as players and people, that there is noise. If we have a bad game and people are slating us for not performing or getting the right results, we stay focused on ourselves and what we have to achieve.’
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